“The words are not good for the secret meaning, everything always becomes a bit different, as soon as it is put into words, gets distorted a bit, a bit silly—yes, and this is also very good, and I like it a lot, I also very much agree with this, that this what is one man’s treasure and wisdom always sounds like foolishness to another person.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
The Gawad Tsanselor Para sa Nakakatanging Lingkod Komunidad is one of the highest awards of the University of the Philippines Diliman awarded to individuals, groups, or organizations that improve communities through meaningful community service Winning the Gawad Tsanselor Award is the greatest milestone, if not the culmination of Prof. Khrysta Imperial Rara's fight for the… Continue reading FOCA’s Gawad Tsanselor Award
Statement of the Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines, Inc. (JSAP) On the Proposal of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to Reframe General Education The Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines, Inc. (JSAP), representing scholars, educators, students and practitioners in journalism and communication, expresses its deep concern over the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED)… Continue reading JSAP’s Concern over CHED’s ‘reframing’ GE
It is deeply alarming that The SPARK was pressured to take down their post under the threat of legal action, and that individual staff members were personally targeted and subjected to online harassment. Such actions constitute not only an assault on press freedom but also a dangerous precedent for the suppression of independent student voices.
Imelda 'Aimee' Morales's book Alignment: Lessons in Writing was launched on Oct 24, 2020. Accompanying the book launch was a seminar by FLOW writers on various topics related to the book. I gave a talk on Teaching Grammar: Is it necessary?Many people are saying that Grammar is not important anymore. In internet groups, people who… Continue reading English Language: Is Teaching / Learning Grammar necessary?
Last year, I was asked to do the Inspirational Talk at FEATI University during its annual English Festival. The theme of the festival was "Digital Learners Promoting English, the Universal Language." Back in 2014, I was asked to do the Welcome Remarks on its annual English Festival. The theme then was "Promoting English, the Lingua… Continue reading Learning English the Digital Way
It's the time of the year when children, teenagers and young adults graduate from elementary, high school and college. In the Philippines, nowadays, so many parents are elated and extremely proud of their children who graduate with honors, as cum laudes or with various awards such as the Most Diligent Pupil or the Most Creative… Continue reading Transmutation Tables et al
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 